Hello! The University of Hawaii is located just outside of downtown Honolulu in green Manoa valley. We invite you to visit and want to let you know about our learning programs, the richness of our culture, the beauty of our environment, the spirit of our students and teachers, advanced equipment and modern buildings. We look forward to seeing you come. The following information is given so that your visit will be as easy as possible.
You should get in touch with us ahead of time. You may directly contact the office of the College to schedule appointment service at 1-877-447-3233. To arrange a campus tour please hand in a request through our Online Campus Visit Request Form.
Tours are on weekdays:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
9:00a.m. — 9:30a.m.: Meet with a University Representative(代表)
9:30a.m. — 11:30a.m.: General Campus Tour with a UHM (The University of Hawaii at Manoa) student
Tuesday & Thursday
1:00p.m. — 1:30p.m.: Meet with a University Representative
1:30p.m. — 3:30p.m.: General Campus Tour with a UHM student
You also can get in touch with us by:
Phone Number: 1 (877) 447-3233, or 1 (808) 956-6524
E-mail: visituhm@hawaii.edu
How do you get to UHM?
It is in Honolulu less than 3 miles away from Waikiki and about 9 miles from Honolulu International Airport.
By car: From Waikiki and from Honolulu International Airport
Taxi: Taxi fare to UHM is about $25.00, except baggage charges and a tip of 10 to 15 percent.
Public bus: Luggage is allowed on city buses. Bus stops are on the second floor of the airport. A one-way fare is $2.00 (in exact change).
1.The University of Hawaii lies _______.
A.outside green Manoa valley |
B.in the business area of Honolulu |
C.outside the center of Honolulu |
D.outside the city of Honolulu |
2.You will meet with a University Representative if you go there _________.
A.at 9:00 in the morning on Mondays |
B.at 10:00 in the morning on Tuesdays |
C.at 2:00 in the afternoon on Wednesday |
D.at 3:00 in the afternoon on Thursday |
3.According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A.A one-way public bus fare is 2 pounds. |
B.Taxi fare to UHM is less than $ 25.00. |
C.Bus stops are on the first floor of the airport. |
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D.UHM is about 9 miles from Honolulu International Airport. |
4.The author writes the passage so that readers can ____.
A.know about the beauty of the campus |
B.know about the learning programs |
C.know more about the university |
D.visit the campus as easily as possible |
Life gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesn’t matter where you live—in the middle of a modern city, or a faraway village—the chances that you will be disturbed by jet aero planes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc. are almost everywhere.We seem to be getting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working.
Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. However, some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓).The noise level in some disco is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.
One recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesn’t change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.
1.The best title for this passage is __________.
A.Noisy Life |
B.Background Noise |
C.Disturbed Concentration |
D.Changeable Noise |
2.From this passage, the pollution of noise __________.
A.doesn’t matter much |
B.has become worse everywhere |
C.has become better in big cities |
D.has become better in villages |
3. “Background music” in the passage means __________.
A.music played in the concert |
B.a kind of noise coming into your ears |
C.music helps people to concentrate |
D.music played while people are working |
4. Some people may have their hearing hurt __________.
A.while they are in completely silence |
B.while they are dancing violently |
C.while they are listening to pop music |
D.while they are listening to soft music |
5. Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating is ______.
A.any kind of noise |
B.great changes in level of noise |
C.background noise |
D.various background music |
Do fight against painting pollution
Do you know what kind of things the young people are reading? More and more 21_ and teachers have noticed another kind of pollution, which comes from the printed papers 22 on streets.
These printed things 23 newspapers but have hardly anything to do with _24_. You can only find reading materials badly made up there—some are too strange for anyone to 25 ; others are frightening stories of something _26_. However, many of the young readers are getting interested in such 27 reading, which 28 them what they should pay for their breakfast and brings them nightmares and immoral ideas in 29 . Homework is left 30 and daily games lost.
These sellers stand about on streets selling their papers well. The writers, publishers and printers, 31 they are, we never know, are 32 their silent money.
The sheep-skinned wolf’s story seems to have been forgotten once again. Why not 33 this kind of thing? Yes, both teachers and parents have asked each other for more strict control of the young readers. 34 , the more you want to forbid it, the more they want to have a look at it. 35 you may even find several children, driven by their curious natures, 36 one patched paper, which has traveled from hand to hand.
It really does 37 to our society. It has already formed a sort of moral pollution. The 38 teachers and parents need more powerful support in their protection of the young generation. At the same time, the young 39 need more interesting books to help them 40 those ugly paper.
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--What do you want to do next?We have half an hour until the baseball game.
---_____.Whatever you want to do is fine with me.
A.It just depends |
B.It’s up to you |
C.All right |
D.Glad to hear that |
Some of you may have finished unit one._____; you can go on to unit two.
A.If you may |
B.If you do |
C.If not |
D.If so |
______ fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off.
A. Would you be B Should you be C. Could you be D. Might you be